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by 13years 2822 days ago
There is also the aspect that apparently there are plenty of people who are completely happy with exchanging data for free services.

For example:

"No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data" https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/09/29/643386327/no...

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The students can't buy coffee from that joint even if they want to: Their money's no good, they only take data. Wow.
Risky. If you ever run for political office the media will find out how much alcohol you REALLY drank at university.